Confederation High School was an Ottawa

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

 area high school from 1967 to 1999. The school was a Carleton Board of Education facility that covered the southern portion of Nepean

Nepean, Ontario

- Recent quantity of snow :- History :Nepean Township, originally known as Township D, was established in 1792 and originally included what is now the central area of Ottawa west of the Rideau River. Jehiel Collins, from Vermont, is believed to have been the first person to settle in Nepean...

. This included the community of Barrhaven

Barrhaven, Ontario

Barrhaven is a rapidly growing suburban neighbourhood in the southwest of the urban area of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, about southwest of downtown Ottawa. Prior to amalgamation with Ottawa in 2001, Barrhaven was part of the City of Nepean. Its population as of the Canada 2006 Census was...

 across the Greenbelt

Greenbelt (Ottawa)

The Greenbelt is a crescent of land within the present-day boundaries of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in which real estate development is strictly controlled. It begins at Shirleys Bay in the west and extends to Green's Creek in the east...

 from the school. Barrhaven grew rapidly and eventually the majority of Confederation's students were coming from that area. It was thus decided to build a new high school in Barrhaven, which became John McCrae Secondary School

John McCrae Secondary School

John McCrae Secondary School is a public secondary school in Nepean, Ontario, Canada.It supports grades 9-12. Built in 1999, it was the public high school in Barrhaven, replacing its predecessor, Confederation High School....

. In 1999 Confederation was thus closed. The building is still owned by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board refers to both the institution responsible for the operation of all English public schools in the city of Ottawa, Ontario and its governing body. Like most school boards, the OCDSB is administered by a group of elected trustees and one director selected...

and is used for offices, community events, and sports.

The school was attended by Jesse Palmer, star of "The Bachelor" and currently a college football analyst with ESPN, during the years 1992-1996.